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Local NJ Bike/Ped News Feed October 3rd – October 16th, 2015
NJ Bike/Ped Headlines Electric bicycle charging station to make US debut Taipei Times – October 15th Police to South Bergen motorists, pedestrians: Follow laws or get ticketed NorthJersey.com – October 15th Brazen bears spark fear; 4 of the animals killed, more trails closed in Mahwah NorthJersey.com – October 14th Join [...]
Ambassadors in Motion at the Monroe Township Green Fair
BPRC's Ambassadors in Motion once again took their message of bicycling safety and fun to the public, this time to Monroe, at the Monroe Township Green Fair on October 3. Held at the Oak Tree Elementary School, the event went from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm; the Ambassadors' table was [...]
Bicycling in New Jersey’s Transit Villages
By: Ian Watson In 1999, The New Jersey Department of Transportation unveiled the Transit Village Initiative which promotes the redevelopment of the areas surrounding train stations (within a half-mile) as pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use communities. The program’s function is to revitalize economies in these areas and to encourage bicycling and walking. Shops, [...]
New Research: Costs and Benefits of a Road Diet Conversion in New Brunswick
Visualization of Livingston Avenue with a road diet The Voorhees Transportation Center (VTC) published this month a paper titled Costs and Benefits of a Road Diet Conversion, in the Journal of Case Studies on Transport Policy. Led by Robert Noland, the director of VTC, as well as BPRC's Charles [...]
Local NJ Bike/Ped News Feed September 19th – October 2nd, 2015
NJ Bike/Ped Headlines Police sergeant keeps focus on bicycle safety Tri-Town News – October 1st Take a walk in Bayonne or West New York and learn about Hudson County's history NJ.com – September 30th Rest or play in the parks of New Jersey’s Wealth Belt myCentralJersey.com - September 30th Ventnor, [...]
Local NJ Bike/Ped News Feed September 5th – September 18th, 2015
NJ Bike/Ped Headlines Road Warrior: Crossing guard peril worst in Bergen County NorthJersey.com – September 17th NICA adds four new state leagues Bicycle Retailer – September 16th New pedestrian bridge to offer easier link to Riverside Park New Jersey Herald – September 15th Vignettes from the 2015 Gran Fondo in [...]